The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-11-05


cOran Hall was TO begin. Al o'clock
when the hall was opened there were
standing I'm the street bod, Of sterling
men of sufficient numbers to fin the
building. The hall has seating capa-
city of six hundred In addition 10 this
number of chairs on the main floor
there are three hundred seats in tie gal.
lery, and ON the stage were placed
seventy-fve more. At half-past o'clock,
half am hour before the time of meeting
every seat was occupied and the aisle,
were packed The Church Hill band OF
music ON lhc outside entertained a meet
ing Of several hundred anxious 10 gain
admittanco. bat unable to DO so because
of the lack of standing room.
LADIES Us THE AUDIENCE.
II was q congratulaiOry feature OF the
evening that so many ladies graced the
occasion with their presehoe-4ul,
contrast 60 the mongrel gatherings Which
have greeted Mr. John ;. wise IN lhe
same building.
The mall was tastefully decorated. The
stage was covered with flags, the gallery
was fe.toOned with bunting, and right in
rear of the stage, where all eyes could see.
foatcd the stars and stripes.
The entrance of Hon John ". Daniel
was The signal of loud applause, which
was given with vim, people rising and
standing ON their seats cheering and way-
ing hats
When Mr.. r. $. NJ Valentine called the
meeting to- order the windows were even
dlled with people hanging on as it were.
Mr. Valentine introduced
MIR. JAMES n. DUNLOP,
who expressed pride IN seeing such a
grand assembage Of men graced by the
beauty of the ladies'. He then discussed
in "a masterly manner the issues OF me
dav How the Malone fegiDie would
have prostiuted the State 90 the dicium
off one man and made her school system
but "a political tool lie referred 20 the
convict labor bin. the scrip bill, mechan-
ic. lien bin. and other measures passed
by The Democratic Legislature Tor the ben
cht of lhe mechanics and others. lie re-
viewed MahOne's complete career includ
ING his oferto the employees, of bis road
thea NJ and o of common stock OF the
road worth only twenty cents on
The dollar as payment for par
of what was Owed them lLe discussed
national politics. Malone, and the Re
pubHcan's connection herewith, and his
closing peroratiOn was grand appeal TO
the patriotism of the people of Richmona
who were. he knew, enlisted IN this great
and holy cause of freedom and duty and
who would. ON the sth day of November,
see that victory perched on the tanner OF
Democracy
After speaking one hour and q half be
closed amid loud applause. Chairman
Valentine then introduced Senator
JOHN W. DANIEL,
who was checrtd lO ihcccuO AS he walked
to the footlights He said that while 90
I.nchhurrer hv BIRTH be was foster
child of Richmond and he knew that the
virtue and intelligence of Richmond
would ,ise in ils dignity and preserve IN.
tact the impregnable citadel of Demo
cracv lie was a Democrat because DE
m0cracv was government OF the people.
while the opposition party was one which
centralized Government In the hands of
the few But. above all, he said,
ann "a Democrat because ! am white man
and am Anglo-Saxon' Cheers
Three thousand six hundred white
men Is the majority in this city, and they
mu.f and will see that the White man
continues 10 lead and maintain the exist
inu social order, and Will not De led away
F by "A few whites who for pell and place
/ have forgotten their pride and birth To
/ his grief and sorrow was II that he had
learned of a number OF working men
who had strayed from the beld misguided
I bv their leaders.
rNroRMrRs, DEFoRMERs. AND TRANS
FORMERS.
"The new party just organized here as
81 thi.d party may be RefOrmers. NO
doubf they are Transformers changing
without knowing why and 'Dct0rmers
because they are defacing the very object
/ they are attempting To obtain W hf
nominated the 'Deform' candidates; II
WAS done by five men black on The inside
and seven men black on the outside.
DIABoLIOAL DEvINE.
ST. Dsbokespear says write good angel OF
the devils horn, but though lhis man WIG
nlaced Anarchists above revolutionary
natriots is named Deyine, | say ms
snrech /. nothing but diabOhcal. Ana II ht
means 90 bring TO Richmond the prlncl-
Mas of Chicago assassins, / avn willing l'
be one to hang such a man TO the neaies
lamn-nostn Cheers Il tell you tina
snch a man as Deyine will do more Il
harm the working man than all Other
causes combined, because their hellisi
designs in the hands of such false anC
unscrupulous leaders will ruin their cause
and they can only get what they wan'
when led by intelligence and cease t
follow leaders who misgude them
Turning from the pitiiul picture o
anarchy. he traced the growth of kepUb
lican monopolies the millions Of acres o
land given away. and the quantity got
ten back by the Democratic adminisIra
tiOn.
The distinguished orator gave a rapic
r,s,gae of the failure of lhe Republica;
senate 10 pass the bill establishing th'
Department of Agriculture, the law rela
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